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"ᑌᑭ ᑌᑎTIᒪ YOᑌ ᖴᒪOᗩTEᗪ ᗪOᗯᑎ Oᑎ ᗩ ᑕᒪOᑌᗪ
I ᗪIᗪᑎ’T KᑎOᗯ, I ᗪIᗪᑎ’T KᑎOᗯ
Iᑎ YOᑌᖇ ᑭᑌᖇE ᑭEᖇᖴEᑕTIOᑎ, I’ᒪᒪ ᑎEᐯEᖇ ᗪOᑌᗷT"
an exquisite debut clouded in chronically online electronic ecstasy
no i'm not exaggerating. this shit's like mainlining glitter injections into the folds of my brain. like going to a roller disco club on saturn's rings
the instrumentals. good GAWD the vocal layering. THE TRANSITIONS I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THE TRANSITIONS IN THEIR ALBUMS
such a stunning piece of work, i'm still annoyed how little i hear people talk about it. prophecy alone could have taken tiktok by storm
(also, i always think that, if poppy had stuck with purely electronic music, it would probably sound something like this. random, but uknowotimeanroight)
an exquisite debut clouded in chronically online electronic ecstasy
no i'm not exaggerating. this shit's like mainlining glitter injections into the folds of my brain. like going to a roller disco club on saturn's rings
the instrumentals. good GAWD the vocal layering. THE TRANSITIONS I LOVE WHEN PEOPLE CARE ABOUT THE TRANSITIONS IN THEIR ALBUMS
such a stunning piece of work, i'm still annoyed how little i hear people talk about it. prophecy alone could have taken tiktok by storm
(also, i always think that, if poppy had stuck with purely electronic music, it would probably sound something like this. random, but uknowotimeanroight)
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this is probably one of my fav pop albums of the year and specifically the deluxe version. Also almost all of the bonus tracks and as good if not better than someone of the stuff on the standard version.
I think the lyricism is incredible and paints such specific imagery of past relationships Sabrina has had. Even lines that can come off as slightly rudimentary like “You used a fork once. It turns out forks are fuckin' everywhere” I think it actually adds a charm to the album and shows that it doesn’t take itself too seriously and like she has nothing to prove and when you’re the person who wrote “because i liked a boy” you definitely don’t need to prove anything to anyone.
AND THE INSTRUMENTALS!!! I think the slightly house inspired bass and drum lines like on ‘Read your Mind’ work incredibly well as a contrast to the ballads on this album. Speaking of, I think ballads especially on a pop album and leave the album feeling a bit dry and can make the topics discussed feel repetitive especially with an emphasis on relationship based ballads but with her interesting instruments and specificity in describing the situations within these songs differentiates them a lot and doesn’t feel stale after a couple of listens.
I think the lyricism is incredible and paints such specific imagery of past relationships Sabrina has had. Even lines that can come off as slightly rudimentary like “You used a fork once. It turns out forks are fuckin' everywhere” I think it actually adds a charm to the album and shows that it doesn’t take itself too seriously and like she has nothing to prove and when you’re the person who wrote “because i liked a boy” you definitely don’t need to prove anything to anyone.
AND THE INSTRUMENTALS!!! I think the slightly house inspired bass and drum lines like on ‘Read your Mind’ work incredibly well as a contrast to the ballads on this album. Speaking of, I think ballads especially on a pop album and leave the album feeling a bit dry and can make the topics discussed feel repetitive especially with an emphasis on relationship based ballads but with her interesting instruments and specificity in describing the situations within these songs differentiates them a lot and doesn’t feel stale after a couple of listens.
May 15, 2025
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i already posted about this on my music-centric public finsta/meme insta account (@valleygirl5678 as well if ya wanna follow 😛) but wow this album might be one of my faves of the year. after a first listen of a new album i usually dont feel the urge to listen again until at least the next day because i usually need time to let the first listen sort of settle in before going back to it. but this album... like i immediately had the urge to listen again i craved it (a feeling i have honestly not had with a new album since maybe magdalena bay's 'imaginal disk' from last year???) but ya listen to this album u will not regret it!!! such an easy listen but also quite experimental for a rock album which is great its the perfect combo 🤍
Jul 17, 2025
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"I hate white. It pretends to be pure, yet can be dyed any shade. It’s the most seductive color"
whether it's the manga or the anime, both are excellent. josei by the creator of nana.
yukari's in her senior year of high school, but she feels like she's missed out on life after spending most of hers dedicated to school. she stumbles upon a group of fashion students running the atelier Paradise Kiss, or ParaKiss, who take her off her path and bring her into the world of high fashion. artsy angsty young adult hijinks ensue.
coming of age existential crisis type shit. every flavor of disaster queer. absolutely beautiful art.
this show has meant everything to me since i was a younger and it only feels more resonant with me as i've grown older. whole thing's up on youtube, could not rec enough
whether it's the manga or the anime, both are excellent. josei by the creator of nana.
yukari's in her senior year of high school, but she feels like she's missed out on life after spending most of hers dedicated to school. she stumbles upon a group of fashion students running the atelier Paradise Kiss, or ParaKiss, who take her off her path and bring her into the world of high fashion. artsy angsty young adult hijinks ensue.
coming of age existential crisis type shit. every flavor of disaster queer. absolutely beautiful art.
this show has meant everything to me since i was a younger and it only feels more resonant with me as i've grown older. whole thing's up on youtube, could not rec enough
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"ꀤ ꌃꍟ꒒ꀤꍟꃴꍟ ꀤꈤ ꍏ ꀎꈤꀤꃴꍟꋪꌗꍟ ꓄ꃅꍏ꓄ ꀸꂦꍟꌗꈤ'꓄ ꉓꍏꋪꍟ ꍏꈤꀸ ꉣꍟꂦꉣ꒒ ꍟ ꅏꃅꂦ ꀸꂦ"
mae borowski returns to her hometown of possum springs, and with her return comes some long-time-coming reunions and unsolved mysteries this game broke me
played it the week it came out back in 2017, and in hit me in that way some media does where it comes at a point in your life where it feels all too specific to your circumstances and it opens wounds you didn't even know went that deep. this shit felt like the therapy session you needed but reeeeally didn't want to go to. healing and hurtful, all at once
also just happens to be extremely funny. it's a very specific kind of humor, where even in the rare moments it doesn't land, it still lands because the circumstances around it make it all the funnier. something as simple as a too-long pause in the dialogue will have me in stitches
deserves all the love in the world, and it will forever have my whole heart. WITCHDAGGAH
mae borowski returns to her hometown of possum springs, and with her return comes some long-time-coming reunions and unsolved mysteries this game broke me
played it the week it came out back in 2017, and in hit me in that way some media does where it comes at a point in your life where it feels all too specific to your circumstances and it opens wounds you didn't even know went that deep. this shit felt like the therapy session you needed but reeeeally didn't want to go to. healing and hurtful, all at once
also just happens to be extremely funny. it's a very specific kind of humor, where even in the rare moments it doesn't land, it still lands because the circumstances around it make it all the funnier. something as simple as a too-long pause in the dialogue will have me in stitches
deserves all the love in the world, and it will forever have my whole heart. WITCHDAGGAH
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📚or junk journaling, if you'd like to not perpetuate myths about crows liking to collect trinkets. i just think it sounds cuter
weirdly, as someone who's a writer, i've never really been good at or liked journaling. every planner i've ever owned has remained empty. if i try to write something any time other than when the fancy strikes me, it just feels inauthentic, like i'm trying too hard. this has been the first time journaling actually felt like it had a purpose for me, and actually felt weirdly therapeutic
basically, it's just anything i can recycle, i make into a page. i like a common theme, so places i've visited, media i like, similar aesthetics, emotions i'm feeling. and then we get the qr code page & i'm reminded that this is probably the quintessential depiction of what scoring 121 on the RAADS-R looks like
eh, i'm having fun🤷♀️
weirdly, as someone who's a writer, i've never really been good at or liked journaling. every planner i've ever owned has remained empty. if i try to write something any time other than when the fancy strikes me, it just feels inauthentic, like i'm trying too hard. this has been the first time journaling actually felt like it had a purpose for me, and actually felt weirdly therapeutic
basically, it's just anything i can recycle, i make into a page. i like a common theme, so places i've visited, media i like, similar aesthetics, emotions i'm feeling. and then we get the qr code page & i'm reminded that this is probably the quintessential depiction of what scoring 121 on the RAADS-R looks like
eh, i'm having fun🤷♀️